Classes

Acting

ADVANCED ACTING FOR VOCAL PERFORMANCE: Thursday Group

This advance acting class, prepares the young performing artist, by developing their talent into a craft. This enables the student, to apply technique in rehearsal and performance. Students will train in the Method technique, as discovered by Konstantin Stanislavski and developed by Lee Strasburg of The Actors Studio. see: www.theactorsstudio.org Our Acting Teacher, Christa Mountain has been a professional actress for over 25 years and private teacher/coach for 10 years. She has an MFA from The Actors Studio, Drama School Program. These same exercises, are applied to develop the young artist, so they are prepared to meet the demands of rehearsal & performance, how to prepare a role, and how to conduct themselves professionally, culminating in a final musical theatre production of West Side Story. Students attending this class will be cast in the final production. Students are also prepared for concerts, festivals & competitions, musical theatre and opera!!! This class enables the student to pursue their goals and perform at the highest level.

ACTING FOR YOUNG VOCAL ARTISTS: Monday and Wednesday Groups

In this beginning to intermediate class, children learn the art of acting through theatre games and exercises, based on the teachings of Viola Spolin. See: www.spolin.com Students develop, through a natural sense of play and the imagination, discovering their unique individuality and talents. Improvisation, pantomime, focus and concentration and team building games are used to help the young artist grow in self-confidence, self-esteem, leadership skills, communication and self-expression. Activities build social skills and creativity; necessary in a young artists growth and teaches them the skills they need for rehearsal and a love of peformance, all while they are having fun!! This year, this group will be performing the famous operas "Ruslan and Ludmilla" for the Monday group and "The Magic Flute for the Wednesday group. All students in this class will be cast, applying acting techniques for final performances. Our Acting Teacher, Christa Mountain, also teaches this class and has been teaching young children for over 10 years. She has been a professional actress for over 25 years and has an MFA from The Actors Studio, Drama School Program.

Hip Hop

Do you listen to the radio? Watch MTV? Do you sometimes wish you could be a part of this young and growing culture?

If you answered YES to any of these questions then this is right up your alley.

The culture of hip-hop has gone from being a relatively underground style to being a major style throughout the world, and it has been commercialized and popularized, especially in the United States.

A brand new class is opening just for you this year. The most exciting form of dance is going to be taught to you on Thursdays. You are going to be dancing to the hottest beats of this year, wearing the coolest costumes and rapping your most favorite lyrics!

Tap

Make music with your feet!

Offered as a part of Lucky Ten Young Talent Studio’s dance technique classes, learning to tap dance will improve your skills in all aspects of the performing arts, from rhythm and movement, to posture, style and stage presence.

The beginner tap class will teach the basic steps and sounds that make up all tap movements. Students will be encouraged to make the correct sounds and movements, and to learn different rhythms and ways of counting music. Each level builds on the steps of previous levels, introducing improvisation as well as posture and using other parts of the body. Tap shoes are required, and it is recommended that students have a place at home to practice (such as a piece of wood layed on the floor). Learn classic tap steps such as the Time Step, Shim Sham Shimmy and more as you “Shuffle off to Buffalo,” just like the greats: Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Ann Miller, Gregory Hines and Savion Glover! Dance routines will be taught for the many shows throughout the year.

For Ages 7 and up — Ask about private lessons and adult classes too!

Taught by Erin Pelikhov, who tapped for five year's in BalletRox's Urban Nutcracker as Mother Ginger. Erin is also a member of Forty Steps Dance modern company and Jewish Musical Theatre Firelech. She has been teaching all styles of dance to children and adults in the greater Boston area for 12 years.

Music Theory

We are proud to announce a new MUSIC THEORY class on Tuesdays from 6:30-8 p.m. This class is especially beneficial for children who study piano, violin and other instruments, and is open to all ages and levels

The program is based on the curriculum and requirements of The Royal Academy of Music, ABRSM (England). In addition to developing ear training skills and an understanding of music theory, the course will help to prepare for The Royal Academy of Music Exams. Those who pass the exams will receive a diploma of completion at The Royal Academy of Music.